Amrita Puri, Kai Po Che

In Abhishek Kapoor's much loved buddy film Kai Po Che, Amrita Puri plays the lovable and docile Vidya who falls for the nerdy Govind (played by Rajkumar Yadav), who gives her Math tuitions and is her older brother Ishaan's (Sushant Singh Rajput) best friend.

Lara Dutta, Housefull

Under the sophisticated, mini skirt-wearing urban avatar, Lara Dutta's Hetal is a traditional Gujarati girl who invariably switches to Gujarati-speak while making calls to her estranged father (played by Boman Irani) in Sajid Khan's 2010 comedy Housefull.

Aishwarya Rai, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Aishwarya's stunning Nandini in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1999 hit film is the daughter of Pandit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) -- a revered proponent of Indian classical music, who lives in the Rann of Kutch.

The free-spirited Nandini's life changes irreversibly when she falls in love with Sameer, a prospective student of her father.

Smita Patil, Manthan

In Shyam Benegal's award-winning 1976 film Manthan that was based on Gujarat's White Revolution (operation Flood) kickstarted by Dr Varghese Kurien, Smita Patil plays the young and feisty village girl Bindu who is instrumental in bringing social change in her small community.

The film went on to win the Best Film and Screenplay National Awards and was India's official entry to the Oscars that year.